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Team Building 101
By Mark Shipley, president & chief strategic officer of Smith & Jones and an EO Albany member Working in a high performance, accountable organization has a certain grind to it. While the creative industry can be fun and fulfilling, it can also be stressful and thankless. Like any other job, there are good days and
The Fallacy of “Re-Branding”
by Suzanne Tulien, an Overdrive contributor and principal and founder of the Brand Ascension Group “Oh, you’re a brand consultant? Our company just went through a re-branding effort 6 months ago. We’ve all got new business cards, a new logo, and new ad campaigns coming out.” I cannot tell you how many times I hear
How To Use Stress To Do Our Best
by David Hassell, an EO At Large - US member and founder of 15five When people hear the word stress, they usually think of it negatively, as in “distress.” In a culture where overworking without breaks and always being “on” and connected is the norm, people viscerally know what stress feels like. A toxic force
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Greg McDonough, an EO DC member and CEO of EEI Communications If you’ve ever had the pleasure of raising children, you’ve begun to dread a little word called “why?” Although it may not have meant much to you before, it certainly comes as a shock when you realize how much meaning that word actually
Just Breathe
by Peter Hermann, an EO Nashville member and co-founder and CIO of BreatheAware Shortly after Belmont Software Services made the INC 1000 list in 2011, one of my firm's key business development channels dried up. By mid-2013 I had made a good dent in developing new growth areas, but it was happening too slowly. That fall,